Indian expats gear up for first Indian PM visit in three decades

Indian expats gear up for first Indian PM visit in three decades7DAYS | August 9, 2015 UFA, RUSSIA - JULY 9: In this handout image supplied by Host Photo Agency / RIA Novosti, Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi during a meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani during BRICS/SCO Summits - Russia 2015 on July 09, 2015 in Ufa, Russia. (Photo by Sergey Guneev/Host Photo Agency/Ria Novosti via Getty Images) Modi pictured at the BRICS/SCO Summits in Russia last month.Indian expatriates are preparing for the first visit by an Indian premier in more than 30 years, after it was reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the UAE later this month.The Indian Community Welfare Committee is organising a major event for Modi on the evening of August 17 at the Dubai Cricket Stadium Grounds.In a statement the ICWC said it is making arrangements to transport large numbers of people from metro stations to the stadium to welcome Modi to Dubai.Details of the event and a registration form are available at www. namoindubai.ae. The Indian government has yet to formally announce the visit.The last Indian prime minister to visit the UAE was Indira Gandhi in 1981.

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